"Lux, will grandma really be fine?"

"Yes. Don't worry. She will be with us again before you know it."

Lux assured Iris, who was wrapped up in his protective embrace.

Since Alexander was not in Barbatos Academy, Lux decided to wait for him to return before leaving the Academy.

He was the one who had taken custody of Vera, so he at least wanted the Headmaster of Barbatos Academy to know what had happened while he was away.

The two teenagers hugged each other until Iris had no tears left to cry. She was still very upset about what had happened to her grandma, as well as her baby slime, Eiko.

Right now, the blue-haired beauty felt nothing in her heart but hate towards Prince Lowell, as well as the Ranker, Esmond, who had killed her family members.

"Don't worry," Lux said as he patted her head. "I promise you that I'll kill them. They will not get away from what they have done to our family."

Iris nodded her head as she clutched the vial that contained Eiko's remains. Her beloved little slime, who would kiss her before she slept, had turned into a lifeless pile of goo after she had done her best to save her Mama from harm.

"Are you ready?" Lux asked Iris who seemed to have already calmed down.

"Yes," Iris replied. "We need to bring her back, Lux."

"I know. Let's begin."

"Un."

Lux took out a small blue vial from his storage ring. Inside it was a piece of Eiko's body, which he had taken as insurance before they went to Elysium.

Slimes were one of the weakest, if not the weakest, monsters in the world. Because of this, Lux made sure that he would have a way to revive Eiko by using the small part of her body that she had entrusted to him.

Summoning a crystal bowl, Iris poured the vial of Eiko's remains inside it. When the vial was emptied, Lux then placed the small part of Eiko's body in the crystal bowl. He didn't really know how Eiko was going to be revived.

Her ability's description only told them that as long as a small piece of her body remained, she would be able to regenerate until she regained her true form.

Lux and Iris watched the crystal bowl, waiting for something to happen.

However, after an hour had passed, there was still no movement that could be seen in the crystal bowl, making both of them worried.

"Let me try this," Lux took out one of the Argonaut Ranked Beast Cores in his possession.

When he saw this among the prizes that he received from winning the tournament, he thought that one of the rulers of the Six Kingdoms probably gave it to him as a joke.

Upon seeing this Beast Core then, he had been tempted to give the middle finger to whoever added this to the prize pool.

The reason for it was simple.

The Beast Core could only be used by Slimes!

According to the Elysium Compendium, the Beast Core came from a Queen Slime that once terrorized a Kingdom in Elysium.

Because of this, a crusade was launched against it, but the outcome was a pyrrhic victory. Only 5% of the expedition team returned alive, giving a devastating blow to the Kingdom's prestige.

To make matters worse, the Argonaut-Ranked Beast Core was a Slime-exclusive Beast Core, preventing others from using it for themselves.

In the end, the Beast Core was auctioned for a very low price, which was bought by one of the members of the Royal Family of the Six Kingdoms.

Perhaps wanting to use it to annoy the Champion, they added it to the prize pool.

Now, that same Beast Core was in Lux's hand, and he planned to use it to revive the baby Slime that had taken her place in his heart.

Placing the Beast Core inside the crystal bowl, the two waited for what would happen next.

Suddenly, a small ripple appeared in the crystal bowl, as if something had moved inside it. A moment later, more ripples appeared. Iris let out an unlady-like squeal before hugging Lux, while staring at the crystal bowl with bated breath.

Lux could also feel his breathing turn ragged as he held Iris in his arms. Both of their attentions were focused inside the crystal bowl, wanting to ensure that nothing escaped their eyes.

Five minutes later, the blue goo in the crystal bowl suddenly rose up to coat the Beast Core that was placed in its center. When the entire Beast Core was covered up, it started to glow. A few minutes later, the light started to pulse, just like a heartbeat, which made Lux and Iris feel their hearts skip a beat.

Ten minutes later, the Beast Core was gone, and it was replaced by a blue egg with a flower design on its surface.

Iris slowly untangled herself from Lux's embrace before moving closer to the crystal bowl.

Her hands reached out to hold it and bring it close to her face. A moment later, she pressed her forehead over the egg's surface, as if verifying if her hunch was right.

After what seemed to be forever, Iris hugged the blue egg to her chest and turned around to look at her fiance with teary eyes.

"She's alive." Iris sobbed. "Eiko is alive. But she will need some time to fully recover. She will come out of the egg on her own once she regains her strength."

Lux breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Iris' words. All this time, he felt as if a lump was stuck in his throat, but after hearing the good news, the anxiety he felt disappeared completely.

"Here, hold her," Iris said as she passed the blue egg to Lux, who held it as if it was a priceless treasure.

"Can you feel it?" Iris smiled as she rested her hand on top of the egg's surface. "It's very warm right?"

Lux nodded. "Warm, and full of life."

He and Iris shared a strong connection with Eiko, and even though the baby slime had reverted into an egg, that connection remained as strong as ever. Now that their two loved ones were recovering, Lux and Iris were finally able to relax a little.

The stress that had built up as they hurried to Barbatos Academy from the Rowan Tribe's main camp had taken a toll on them. Even so, they still pushed through. Only after everything was over did exhaustion take over their bodies, making the both of them unable to move.

Lux stored the blue egg inside his Enchanted Beast Ring, which allowed its owner to store dead Monsters, as well as Monster eggs.

After their grueling experience, Lux and Iris laid on the bed holding each other. They were too tired to do anything, so they simply slept.

They weren't aware that while they were desperately trying to revive Vera and Eiko, a political storm was raging in Elysium.

The news of the destruction of the Capital City and the Royal Palace of the Ashina Kingdom had reached the adjacent territories, prompting them to hold a council meeting.

The factions belonging to Barbatos Academy and the Rowan Tribe were called upon to attend an emergency meeting, so that the leaders of the various kingdoms could understand what caused the two Saints go on a rampage, and attack one of the Kingdoms in Elysium, which was part of their alliance.

Saints were the strongest mortals that everyone aspired to be. Above them were Supreme, who were individuals who had broken away from the path of mortality and had stepped into Immortality.

The number of individuals that had stepped into the Supreme Rank in the Western Regions of Elysium could only be counted on one hand.

Saints, although still rare, far exceeded that number, making them the Apex Beings that lorded above the mortal realm.

Two Saints working together was a very scary thing because they had the ability to wipe out entire cities and even Kingdoms if they wished for it.

This was why Alexander's and Maximilian's actions made everyone nervous. No matter what happened, this incident must reach a proper conclusion, or there would be war.

A war that not only involved the alliances of many kingdoms, but a war that would involve other Saints, which could lead to the loss of countless lives, and the destruction of the geopolitical balance that had been around for hundreds of years.